{"id":24020,"date":"2022-06-07T12:04:05","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T16:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=24020"},"modified":"2022-06-07T12:04:05","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T16:04:05","slug":"1136097_mostro-barchetta-zagato-powered-by-maserati-revealed-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=24020","title":{"rendered":"Mostro Barchetta Zagato Powered by Maserati debuts with the choice of V-8 or turbo V-6 power"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Back in 2015, Italian coachbuilder Zagato unveiled a V-8-powered grand tourer called the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorauthority.com\/news\/1098423_zagato-honors-maserati-with-stunning-mostro-sports-car-at-villa-deste--photo-update\">Mostro Powered by Maserati<\/a>. It was built to both celebrate Maserati\u2019s centenary as well as honor the Maserati 450 S Coupe Zagato race car originally requested by Stirling Moss for the 1957 24 Hours of Le Mans.<\/p>\n<p>Now there&#8217;s an open-top version whose design is much closer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorauthority.com\/news\/1092313_1956-maserati-450-s-named-best-of-show-at-villa-deste\">Maserati 450 S race car<\/a> on which the 450 S Coupe Zagato was based. It&#8217;s called the Mostro Barchetta Zagato Powered by Maserati, and it made its debut in May during the 2022 Concorso d&#8217;Eleganza Villa d&#8217;Este in Italy. Just five will be built, with the car on display at Villa d&#8217;Este the first to be delivered to a customer.<\/p>\n<p>The car is built around a unique structure comprised of steel and carbon fiber, with carbon fiber also used for most of the body panels. While the coupe was available exclusively with a Maserati 4.7-liter V-8 rated at 414 hp, buyers of the barchetta can choose between the V-8 and Maserati&#8217;s new 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged V-6 found in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorauthority.com\/news\/1127505_maserati-mc20-price-specs-review-photos-info\">MC20 supercar<\/a>. The V-6 is rated at a much healthier 621 hp.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tJ9oMSDfF0E\" width=\"560\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The chosen engine is mounted in a front-midship position and drives the rear wheels only, via a 6-speed sequential transmission. The layout helps ensure an ideal 50:50 weight distribution, and we&#8217;re told the open-top car only weighs a total 2,645 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>The suspension is a push-rod setup with double wishbones front and rear. The wheels are a 19-inch set carrying 255\/40-size tires at the front and 295\/35 at the rear. The brakes come from AP Racing and include six-piston calipers up front and four pistons at the rear. We&#8217;re told there&#8217;s no traction control, which means the Mostro Barchetta Zagato Powered by Maserati should live up to its name, Mostro being the Italian word for \u201cmonster.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe decided the name of the project inspired by Sir Stirling Moss\u2019s first reaction, who said, &#8216;Beautiful like a Monster&#8217; when he first saw the [Maserati 450 S Coupe Zagato],\u201d Andrea Zagato, Zagato&#8217;s president, said in a statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back in 2015, Italian coachbuilder Zagato unveiled a V-8-powered grand tourer called the Mostro Powered by Maserati. It was built to both celebrate Maserati\u2019s centenary as well as honor the Maserati 450 S Coupe Zagato race car originally requested by Stirling Moss for the 1957 24 Hours of Le Mans. 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